Stormy Weather

Flashbacks of my mom playing that song on the piano went through my head Saturday during our first big tornado warning of the year.  It was an exciting time for us.  Not that we are storm chasers or weather gurus by any means, we've just been stormed deprived for 3 years.  If there was a mild, short thunderstorm in Hawaii it was extremely rare and talk of the island for days.

I was at Kohl's when it began but decided against the manager's advice to stay and braved the 5 minute drive home.  I came home to Jeremy watching this:

So, of course we went outside to check it out!

It started looking eerie so we decided to head inside.  Before doing so Jeremy imitated what he would have done if he saw "the" tornado:

We made it inside right before the heavy downfall and gusty winds

Not to mention hail.  (That's when Jeremy regretted buying that unused weight set that takes up the middle of the garage)








Unfortunately, the storm didn't last long enough to miss our dreaded first visit (for Connor) to Chuck E Cheese.  The day of the inevitable had arrived, much to my dismay, and Connor now knows what kids' "heaven on earth" is.  Although I am proud of myself for making it 3 and 1/2 years until he discovered the place.  We were invited to attend a birthday party for our friends' daughter.

To say that he was overwhelmed is quite the understatement.

Extremely thrilled!